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california's going to. when you can start playing powerball and who is going to winnow matter who gets the jackpot. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, state. the upgraded status recognis 's borders >>> the united nations has overwhelmingly granted the palestinians recognition as a state. the upgraded status recognizes the palestinian state's borders before israel took land from them in 1957. it also gives the palestinians access to the international criminal court where they could file war crime charges against israel. palestinian president mahmoud abbas made his case for statehood to the united nations. >> palestine comes today to the general assembly because it believes in peace and because its people have proven in past days are in desperate need of it. >> the u.s. sides with israel saying direct talks is the only way to achieve peace. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton called the vote unfortunate and counterproductive. >>> for some, it is the end of an era and others, the end of a battle. after four decades a northe
california's going to. when you can start playing powerball and who is going to winnow matter who gets the jackpot. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, state. the upgraded status recognis 's borders >>> the united nations has overwhelmingly granted the palestinians recognition as a state. the upgraded status recognizes the palestinian state's borders before israel took land from them in 1957. it also gives the palestinians access to the international criminal court where they could file war crime charges...
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i have to say, remember this is one of the hottest, if not the hottest, button issue in california. and when i called the mayor council members to get their take on it. only one called back. and all he wanted to say, i'm going to wait until i hear it out and i'm not making a comment now. so it is still a very hot issue. in antioch, phil matier, back to you. >>> san jose is asking for help in chosing the next police chief. there is meeting going on as we speak. but len ramirez learned that the city may have narrowed the field to a handful of front- runners. >> reporter: any time there is a job as important as the chief of police comes open, a lot of names come out. all of the names unofficial as the nationwide search begins. >> the fact that affective january 31st of next year i'll be retiring as chief. >> the surprise announcement after two years of chief of police comes at a critical time in san jose. crime is up and morale is low. >> our police department is falling apart. we have more people leaving. i think we have another two going to los gatos and three that went to redwood an
i have to say, remember this is one of the hottest, if not the hottest, button issue in california. and when i called the mayor council members to get their take on it. only one called back. and all he wanted to say, i'm going to wait until i hear it out and i'm not making a comment now. so it is still a very hot issue. in antioch, phil matier, back to you. >>> san jose is asking for help in chosing the next police chief. there is meeting going on as we speak. but len ramirez learned...
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now california's republican leadership could be stuck on the sidelines. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee explains. >> reporter: dana, the last supermajority was held by the republicans and that was back in 1933. but clearly, times have changed and our political experts are saying their low numbers make them inconsequential. the senate president pointed out that each republican senator still represents about a million californians so putting pr aside, though, the reality is this supermajority is really a gift for the senate president. >> power remains when it's used wisely. and we don't want to overplay our hand. but on the other hand, we don't want to miss the opportunity. >> reporter: the senate president admits the supermajority is also a rare chance for california democrats to be more efficient and effective. political expert ethan rarick says technically the supermajority gives them political clout. >> you need two-thirds to do certain special things. under california law you need a two-thirds majority to raise taxes 2/3 majority to refer things to
now california's republican leadership could be stuck on the sidelines. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee explains. >> reporter: dana, the last supermajority was held by the republicans and that was back in 1933. but clearly, times have changed and our political experts are saying their low numbers make them inconsequential. the senate president pointed out that each republican senator still represents about a million californians so putting pr aside, though, the reality is this...
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high alert in several northn california counties. this, after several thefts netted thieves 40,000 tons f walnuts in red b >>> walnut growers are on high alert in several northern california counties, this after thefts netted thieves 40,000 tons of walnuts in red bluff. cbs 5 reporter don ford tells us industry insiders believe it's the work of a sophisticated ring of crooks. >> reporter: walnuts are pouring into the processors and this year's crop is so good it's like gold. he says there is a new kind of thief stealing the nuts. >> these are well planned well thought out high level thefts. >> reporter: mariani nuts hasn't been robbed but there were thefts of at least four shipments at two other northern california walnut facilities. one in stockton, and the other near red bluff. in trucks like these thieves arrived for the scheduled pickup and the drivers had all the right paperwork including purchase orders. the problem discovered later it was all fake. but the missing walnuts are real. >> a lot of walnuts or almonds or a load of p
high alert in several northn california counties. this, after several thefts netted thieves 40,000 tons f walnuts in red b >>> walnut growers are on high alert in several northern california counties, this after thefts netted thieves 40,000 tons of walnuts in red bluff. cbs 5 reporter don ford tells us industry insiders believe it's the work of a sophisticated ring of crooks. >> reporter: walnuts are pouring into the processors and this year's crop is so good it's like gold. he...
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according to the legislative analysts office, california now faces a much smaller deficit of $1.9 billion for the next fiscal year which ends in july. we could even see surpluses by 2014 a big change from the deficit projected this year. it counts increased revenues by prop 30 approved by voters last week. >>> jerry brown risked his political future pushing for prop 30 but has been scrambling this week trying to avoid voter backlash. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee on how he has gone all out to prevent ill-timed tuition hikes. >> reporter: the governor was front and center in the days leading up to the election. he had his hand out saying we need billions of dollars for schools and for our universities saying we need that or else. so with voters consenting to increased taxes just last week those tuition hikes could really have been a political embarrassment for the governor. >> we have some breathing room. proposition 30 gives significant revenue over 7 years. >> reporter: and that means no tuition increases for uc students at least for now. it's a small victory for the governor after
according to the legislative analysts office, california now faces a much smaller deficit of $1.9 billion for the next fiscal year which ends in july. we could even see surpluses by 2014 a big change from the deficit projected this year. it counts increased revenues by prop 30 approved by voters last week. >>> jerry brown risked his political future pushing for prop 30 but has been scrambling this week trying to avoid voter backlash. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee on how he has...
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so that means rain showers for far northern california, oregon, washington. but we're also watching this flat ridge. so it is keeping us high and dry through thursday it looks like. we could see a few clouds push through that. so expect to see more clouds roll in by tomorrow afternoon. pinpoint forecast, your overnight lows, here is what they look like. numbers, in oakland 48. 44 in concord. about 43 degrees in fairfield and santa rosa. and then overnight 50 degrees in san francisco. and again expected to stay dry but a few clouds will roll in overnight. your forecasted highs by tomorrow, we'll see a lot of 60s. mid-60s in san francisco. 67 around parts of the bay, like oakland. mid-60s in concord, 66 is your reading in fairfield and about 67 in santa rosa. so we have big changes straight ahead for the back half of the workweek. this is it. this is a look at the seven-day forecast. tuesday through thursday, we have a slight warming trend. not much, but we are going to stay dry. and then thursday night and into friday, that is when the bottom drops out and it
so that means rain showers for far northern california, oregon, washington. but we're also watching this flat ridge. so it is keeping us high and dry through thursday it looks like. we could see a few clouds push through that. so expect to see more clouds roll in by tomorrow afternoon. pinpoint forecast, your overnight lows, here is what they look like. numbers, in oakland 48. 44 in concord. about 43 degrees in fairfield and santa rosa. and then overnight 50 degrees in san francisco. and again...
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the southern california company which made the t-shirts is being asked to print more. and it's exploding on social media. >> i heard it on twitter. i follow him on twitter and i thought it was pretty funny and to me, instantly it didn't really click as something that was bad, just funny going along with how he is normally. >> reporter: for someone throwing pitches it's a fastball down the middle of a hot button issue. len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> we posted video of the parade, the crowd and all things giants memorabilia at cbssf.com. >> wouldn't it be nice if we had sunshine for 7 days to follow the parade is this that's exactly what we are going to have. high pressure building in warmer weather moving in. we are going to "fall back" this weekend. saturday night we'll gain an hour of sleep. it will feel more like spring than fall. bay bridge gorgeous, mainly clear skies behind it. a different perspective toward berkeley and richmond and the oakland hills. you see that marine layer moving through the golden gate and there are some clouds in the east bay rate now and clouds w
the southern california company which made the t-shirts is being asked to print more. and it's exploding on social media. >> i heard it on twitter. i follow him on twitter and i thought it was pretty funny and to me, instantly it didn't really click as something that was bad, just funny going along with how he is normally. >> reporter: for someone throwing pitches it's a fastball down the middle of a hot button issue. len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> we posted video of the parade,...
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on average, the state and federal government allocate over $9,000 per pupil in california. that is less than half of what the state of new york spends on its students. but getting more money for schools often means asking local voters to increase their own taxes. for example, the city of berkeley raises more than $3,000 per pupil in extra funds. other school districts have had similar success in the bay area. schools in poorer districts, though, don't have parents who can afford that. >> affluent communities are counting on parcel taxes and passing local bonds to improve the quality of their school facilities. but again, these are not options available to a lot of middle class and blue collar communities. >> reporter: in an economic climate where budgets are tight and dollars are short, consider this. nearly 50% of inmates nationwide are high school dropouts. last year, the state cut funding for prisons by more than $4 billion. the state prison population has gone down, as well. much thanks to prisoner realignment which has been transferring prisonerscounty jails. but the s
on average, the state and federal government allocate over $9,000 per pupil in california. that is less than half of what the state of new york spends on its students. but getting more money for schools often means asking local voters to increase their own taxes. for example, the city of berkeley raises more than $3,000 per pupil in extra funds. other school districts have had similar success in the bay area. schools in poorer districts, though, don't have parents who can afford that. >>...